This is The Guardian.
Today, after a very public buster, and then a meeting at the Vatican,
how Ukraine and the US made a deal.
Donald Trump likes to compare the world to a game of poker.
And he told Volodymyr Zelensky very publicly in the Oval Office that the Ukrainian president had no cards.
Let me tell you, you don't have the cards.
With us, you have the cards.
But without us, you don't have any cards.
That Zelensky needed to shut up and put up with a deal to give the US access to potentially billions of dollars in mineral wealth under the Ukrainian ground.
But when that minerals deal was finally signed last week...
The US says it's ready to sign a much-anticipated resources deal with Ukraine.
Actually, it wasn't too bad for Ukraine.
The deal is said to provide for a 50-50 joint economic fund between Kyiv and Washington.
Nothing is ever guaranteed with Trump, but in Kiev,
Zelensky's calling it a win, and so is the president in Washington.
So how did Zelensky do it?
What does it mean for the war?
And what will other countries be learning about the dilemma they're facing too?
From The Guardian, I'm Michael Safi.
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